EL MIRAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — Police have identified the armed man who was shot and killed by officers in El Mirage on Wednesday evening.

On Friday, Glendale police identified the man as 44-year-old Jeremy Preckel, who they say claimed to be suicidal in a call with 911.

Officers showed up to the neighborhood near 115th Avenue and Columbine Drive , north of Cactus Road, just after 5:30 p.m.

When they arrived, they saw Preckel walking down the street, reportedly walking toward the police while holding a rifle.

Police said they tried to communicate with him as they got closer to him, and that’s when officers shot him.

The man later died at the scene. No officers were hurt.

The officer involved in the shooting has been with the department for two years. The Glendale Police Department is

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